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Little Partners appointed Bob Muniz to the newly created director of sales position. Muniz will be responsible for the planning and execution of sales for Little Partners’ Learning Tower line of unique juvenile furniture and accessories.

Muniz enters the position with 35 years of sales and marketing experience, spending the past 13 years working with juvenile products. Past employers include Bazoongi Kids, B-Bel and Action Products International.

White Sand Games Fossil Island board game was awarded the 2008 Teachers’ Choice Award for excellence in educational products from Learning Magazine.

The recently released Yoga Bingo game from Spiraling Hearts Yoga Games and Activities for Kids was selected by The National Parenting Center to receive a 2007 Seal of Approval. Spiraling Hearts Yoga Bingo follows the basic principles of bingo and provides a set of illustrative cards, each showcasing a different yoga pose, along with a large bingo board and chips.

Eric Toriumi has been appointed to lead the strategic branding initiative for Learning Resources. Toriumi, previously the senior marketing director, is heading up the branding endeavor to better define, position and promote the company’s corporate and product brands.

With sales of over 500,000 albums, Traditional Lullabies from Twin Sisters Productions was certified GOLD by the Recording Industry Association of America. Traditional Lullabies features instrumental arrangements of over 30 lullabies and melodies from around the world.

Corolle has appointed Patrick Manning national sales manager for North America. Manning will be responsible for all aspects of the company’s American and Canadian sales efforts, including the management of Corolle’s North American sales representative organizations.

Manning has held senior sales management positions with Fisher Price, Little Golden Books Publishing, Ravensburger AG Group, Reeves International and The Alexander Doll Company.

Kimbo Educational’s 2008 catalog for dealers is available now. The catalog features Kimbo’s new CD releases, as well as hundreds of children’s products for schools, libraries and homes. Also available is Kimbo’s 2008 Sampler CD, featuring over 80 minutes of full-length songs from top-selling titles. For more information, call 800-631-2187 or e-mail kimboed@aol.com.

Stevanne Auerbach, Ph.D., better known as Dr. Toy, and the organization she has built will be taking time off to focus on plans for the future. For 2008, the Dr. Toy Awards programs will be on hiatus while new business prospects and opportunities are explored. In the meantime, the Dr. Toy resources, including Dr. Toy’s Guide, product reviews and updated information will still be available at DrToy.com.

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